The Gophers hockey team finally released its schedule for the upcoming season. Eight other WCHA teams had posted theirs early.

A couple of highlights:

* Five Sunday games at home, counting an exhibition game vs. British Columbia to open the season on Oct. 4. Regular season also will end with a Sunday game vs. Wisconsin on March 7.

* Gophers will open the season against two of the WCHA favorites. They play at North Dakota on Oct. 16-17, then come home the next week to play Denver.

* For the first time since 2000, the Gophers also will play a game at the Target Center. They will play the Badgers there on March 5.

* Bemidji State, a surprise Frozen Four team, will be at Mariucci on Nov. 14-15. 

Gophers’ 2009-10 schedule

Oct. 3: first practice

Oct. 4: British Columbia, 4 p.m. (exhibition)

Oct. 16: at North Dakota, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 17: at North Dakota, 7 p.m.

Oct. 23: Denver, 7 p.m.

Oct. 24: Denver, 7 p.m.

Oct. 30: Alaska Anchorage, 7 p.m.

Nov. 1: Alaska Anchorage, 7 p.m.

Nov. 6: at Wisconsin, 7 p.m.

Nov. 7: at Wisconsin, 7 p.m.

Nov. 14: Bemidji State, 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 15: Bemidji State, 6 p.m.

Nov. 20: UMD, 7 p.m.

Nov. 21: UMD, 7 p.m.

Nov. 27: College Hockey Showcase at Michigan, 6:30 p.m.

Nov. 28: College Hockey Showcase at Michigan State, 6 p.m.

Dec. 4: Minnesota State Mankato, 7 p.m.

Dec. 5: at Minnesota State Mankato, 7 p.m.

Dec. 11: at Michigan Tech, 6 p.m.

Dec. 12: at Michigan Tech, 6 p.m.

Jan. 2: Dodge Holiday Classic at Mariucci: Clarkson vs. Northern Michigan, 4 p.m.; Bowling Green vs. Gophers, 7 p.m.

Jan. 3: Dodge Holiday Classic: Bowling Green vs. Clarkson or NMU, 4 p.m.; Gophers vs. Clarkson or NMU, 7 p.m. 

Jan. 8: Harvard, 7 p.m.

Jan. 9: Harvard, 7 p.m.

Jan. 15: North Dakota, 7 p.m.

Jan. 16: North Dakota, 7 p.m.

Jan. 22: at St. Cloud State, 7 p.m.

Jan. 23: St. Cloud State, 5 p.m.

Jan. 29: at Alaska Anchorage, 10 p.m.

Jan. 30: at Alaska Anchorage, 10 p.m.

Feb. 12: at Denver, 8:30 p.m.

Feb. 13: at Denver, 8 p.m.

Feb. 19: Colorado College, 7 p.m.

Feb. 20: Colorado College, 7 p.m.

Feb. 26: at UMD, 7 p.m.

Feb. 27: at UMD, 7 p.m.

March 5: Wisconsin at Target Center, 7 p.m.

March 7: Wisconsin,  1 p.m.

March 12-14: First round of WCHA playoffs

March 18-20: Final Five at X

March 26-27, NCAA regional at X

April 8, 10: Frozen Four in Detroit

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